My professional background includes work with individuals, couples, and families. I have extensive work with creativity and personal growth, trauma informed care, addictions and recovery, domestic/family violence prevention/intervention, therapeutic play with children, and graduate and post-graduate education/training, particularly with at focus on experiential learning, expressive arts therapies, and body-centered psychotherapy/dance movement therapy. In addition, I have been a clinical supervisor since 2007 and have been an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) through the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) since February of 2010. I have completed over 30.0 contact hours of professional continuing education.

I have been counseling for over 25 years helping couples helping couples move past hurt, betrayal and broken trust and to develop strong and resilient marriages that are able to absorb the traumas and setbacks of life. I dedicate a portion of my practice to working with couples whose lives have been impacted by cancer (esp. Prostate Cancer) and major illness. I also coach men who find themselves in transition due to changes in work, family, and health.

Is something getting in the way of living the life you want to live? Combining life experience, training and professional expertise, I can help as you face the challenges of a chronic illness, pain, grief and loss including life transitions, and the aftermath of a traumatic impactful event or a history of trauma (including physical, emotional and sexual trauma), depression, anxiety, feelings of overwhelm and relationship issues.

With training in western psychology and eastern philosophy, and as a chaplain, I offer an individualized approach integrating emotional, physical and spiritual, and grounded in empathy, caring and compassionate healing - using cutting-edge interventions such as Brainspotting and EMDR, and expertise in mindfulness practices, neuroscience, attachment and family dynamics.